Thackeray the Novelist

This 1954 volume analyses the works of Thackeray, providing a detailed critical exposition which sheds light on his authorial approach.

Geoffrey Tillotson (Author)

9780521175968, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 28 April 2011

332 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.9 cm, 0.36 kg

Originally published in 1954, this volume analyses the works of Thackeray, providing a detailed critical exposition which sheds light on his authorial approach. Taking as its point of departure Thackeray's singularity of vision, the text moves through the various formal techniques used in the novels before putting forward some more general conclusions regarding his philosophical position. A large number of quotations are used, including numerous long extracts, reflecting a firm basis in textual analysis. Illustrations and a chronological table of Thackeray's life are also present. This is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in nineteenth-century literature, satire, and the history of the novel.

Preface
Biographical note and acknowledgements
Chronological note
Abbreviations
1. 'To define the Thackerayan oneness'
2. The oneness of the materials
3. The oneness of form and manner
4. The content of the authorial 'I'
5. the author's conduct of his commentary
6. The author's truthfulness of personage and action
7. The author's philosophy
Appendixes
Indexes
Plates.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [DSBF]